2018 Map of Holy Cross

About this map

Holy Cross and its surrounding Dubuque County settlements appear in high detail at the edge of the Driftless Area. The landscape is carved by the N Fork Little Maquoketa River and the Middle Fork Little Maquoketa River, which define the drainage patterns between the ridgetop towns. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with burial grounds, including the Holy Cross Catholic Cem, Saint Clement Catholic Cem, and the Cottage Hill Protestant Cem. Smaller communities like Bankston, Cottage Hill, and Rickardsville are linked by a complex network of local routes such as Garlow Valley Ln and Bankston Park Rd, reflecting the enduring rural infrastructure of these hill-country townships. The concentration of Catholic and Protestant cemeteries near these villages highlights the distinct ethnic and religious settlement patterns common to this part of eastern Iowa.